Display form



I. SETTLER DISPLAY FORM Jan. 5 1960 2 Sheets-*Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 19,1956 INVENTOR. few/v6 55772152 ATTOE/VE Y5 2,919,501 f DISPLAY FORMIrving Settler, Miami Beach, Fla. Application October 19, 1956, SerialNo. 617,165

' 1 Claim. 01. 35-56) The present invention relates to a display formfor supporting a garment for covering the neck, shoulders, and uppertorso of a wearer for display purposes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a display form forsupporting a blouse or shirt in an attractive manner, one which lendsitself readily to portability, one which is sturdy in construction andsimple in structure and economical to manufacture and assemble, onewhich permits the adjustment of the form to accommodate garments ofvarious sizes and shapes and also is adjustable to permit the slippingof the garment from a floor surface upwardly and backwardly so as toenhance the appearance of the garment, and one which is highly effectivein action.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will befully apparent from the following description when taken in connectionwith the annexed drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the display form of the presentinvention, showing a blouse or shirt supported thereon;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1, with theblouse or shirt removed therefrom;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an elevational view, partially in section, of a modifiedform of the present invention, showing in dotted lines a garment such asis shown in Figure 1 supported thereon, showing the arm element of thepresent invention in full lines in an upright position and in dottedlines in the extended horizontal position of use for attachment of thegarment;

Figure 5 is a plan view of the base and arm elements of Figure 4,showing the arm element in full lines in the horizontal position;

Figure 6 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 66of Figure 4; and

Figure 7 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 77of Figure 5.

Referring in greater detail to the drawings, in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, the display form ofthe present invention comprises a base 10 and a standard 11 rising fromthe base and having its lower end 12 connected to the base 10 forpivotal movement, by means of a swivel connection 13, about a horizontalaxis.

A hanger 14, adapted to support the neck, shoulder, and adjacentportions of a garment is positioned on one side of the standard 11 andin parallel relation with respect to the standard, and with itslongitudinal axis in the plane of the horizontal axis of movement of thestandard 11 with respect to the base 10.

The hanger 14 is of a shape to support the garment 15 in a lifelikemanner and is dependingly carried by the upper end of the standard 11,there being a telescopic portion of the standard 11, indicated by thereference numeral 16, which slides into the lower portion of thestandard 11 for raising and lowering the hanger 2,919,501 Patented Jan.5, 1960 14 with respect to the base 10. A collar 17 and a set screw 18permit the locking of the portion 16 in any position of adjusted upwardor downward movement with respect to the lower portion of the standard11.

An arm element, embodying a hinged panel 19 at one side of the base 10,is provided for holding the lower end portion of the garment 15 awayfrom the standard 11. The panel 19 is hingedly connected to the bottom20 of the base 10 and is normally longitudinally arranged in uprightspaced relation with respect to the standard 11 and in the same plane asthe normal position of the hanger 14.

The panel 19, by means of its hinged connection to the bottom 20, movesfrom the upright position shown in full lines in Figure 2 to an extendedhorizontal position below and spaced from the hanger 14, as shown indotted lines in Figure 2.

A horizontally disposed shelf 21 extends across the space within thebase 10 and carries on its end adjacent the panel 19 a means orplurality of spaced pin members 22, the ends of which are engageablewith the lower end portion of the garment 15 when the latter is tuckedinto the opening of the base 10 and the panel 19 is permitted to swingto its upright position.

Referring to Figures 4 to 7, inclusive, another form of the presentinvention is shown in which the base 30 has a standard 31 risingtherefrom. The standard 31 has an upper telescopic portion 32 connectedto the lower portion of the standard 31 for upward and downwardadjustment and a hanger 33 is carried upon the upper end of the standard31 in the same manner as heretofore described with respect to thestandard 11 and the hanger 14.

A pivotal connector 34 connects the lower end of the standard 31 to thebase 30 for swinging movement about a horizontal axis lying in the sameplane as the longitudinal axis of the hanger 33.

An arm element, embodying a tubular member 35 having a telescopicportion 36 slidable therein for extensile and retractile movement, isconnected to the base 30 by its lower end for movement from the full endposition shown in Figure 4 to the dotted line position in that figure inwhich it is in extended and horizontal position so that the means or pinmembers 37 carried by the clamping plate 38 on the end of the portion 36may engage in the lower end portion of the garment 15 for holding thelower end of the garment 15 away from the base 30 and in an attractivesloping display of the garment.

The clamping plate 38 consists in an upper part 39 and a lower part 40held together by screws 41 for securing the pin members 37 in theirhorizontal projected position, as shown best in Figure 7.

A post 42 rises from the base 30 and forms a support for the pivotalconnector 34 to which is attached the standard 31.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, shown in Figures 1 to3, inclusive, a post 43 carries the swivel connection 13, to which isfixed the lower end 12 of the standard 11 and is itself mounted upon aslide block 44 which is carried upon a pair of inverted U-shaped rods 45and 46 having their legs fixedly secured in the top 47.

In each of the embodiments of the present invention, the upper endportions of the standards 11 and 31, respectively, provide handle meansfor the carrying of the display form of the present invention andprovide means by which the respective standards can be tilted to anydesired position for the display of the garment. It will be seen,therefore, that the display form of the present invention lends itselfto the neat and attractive draping of garments thereover for displaypurposes.

What is claimed is:

A form for displaying in outline form a garment for covering the neck,shoulders, and upper torso of a wearers body comprising a base, astandard rising fromsaid base, a hanger adapted to support the neck andshoulder portions of said garment positioned on one side of and inparallel relation With respect to said standard and dependingly carriedby the upper end of said standard, an arm element for holding the lowerend portion of said garment away from said standard arranged inlongitudinal spaced upright relation with respect to said standard andconnected at its lower end to said base for movement from the uprightposition to an extended horizontal position below and spaced from saidhanger, and pin members carried by said base cooperative with said armelement when the latter is in the upright position for engaging thelower end portion of said garment.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSFOREIGN PATENTS Denmark June 5, Italy May 11,

